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Enoch Root · 08-09-2013, 11:40 AM

Going back to the discussion of drafting Yakupov or Murray, if I were the Oilers I would have done neither.

I would have traded the 1st overall to a team that wanted to get into the top 3 and were willing to pay for it. Then drafted one of the 3 defensemen that I liked: Reilly, Reinhart or Trouba (my choice).

Getting Trouba and another asset would have been a far better way to build the team than adding Yakupov, IMO.

08-09-2013, 11:40 AM	#154
Enoch Root Franchise Player Join Date: May 2012 Exp:	Going back to the discussion of drafting Yakupov or Murray, if I were the Oilers I would have done neither. I would have traded the 1st overall to a team that wanted to get into the top 3 and were willing to pay for it. Then drafted one of the 3 defensemen that I liked: Reilly, Reinhart or Trouba (my choice). Getting Trouba and another asset would have been a far better way to build the team than adding Yakupov, IMO.